<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Egypt was plunged into chaos after a widespread outage of telecommunications and internet services following a fire that broke out at the Ramses Central building in downtown Cairo. Artist Tamer Hosny was among the first to express his concern, believing the incident highlights the fragility of total reliance on the internet to facilitate daily life.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A scene from the movie "Restart" comes to life.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tamer Hosny posted a clip from his movie "Restart" on his X account, which deals with the idea of an internet outage and its impact on people. He commented, saying, "The movie "Restart" is happening... No internet, no calls, no banks," stressing that he was right when he called in the movie for societies to be prepared to face such emergency situations.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">You can follow</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-ads"><span lang="ar">celebrity news, announcements,</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">and all their</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/exclusive-content"><span lang="ar">exclusive content</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">only through the Special app, which is</span></span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar"><span lang="ar">a social media app</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">with unique features. It includes a podcast that offers many unique features, such as allowing you to launch</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/podcast-and-voice-recording"><span lang="ar">a podcast</span></a> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">with your friends or listen to others. It also provides insight into</span></span> <span style="background-color:unset;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">various</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-collectibles"><span lang="ar">celebrity collectibles</span></a> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A message of support and an appeal to provide basic services</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In his blog post, Tamer Hosny sent a message of solidarity with those affected by the fire, saying, "May God protect the Ramses switchboard, its employees, workers, and the residents of the surrounding area." He emphasized the importance of considering alternative solutions to ensure the safety of patients, the elderly, and all groups that rely on digital networks.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Efforts to contain the crisis and gradually restore services</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For its part, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a statement confirming that the fire that broke out in the equipment room of the switchboard building caused a temporary disruption to services. It explained that civil defense and technical teams were able to control the fire and are working to gradually restore service within hours. It also emphasized that necessary measures will be taken to compensate customers and ensure stable services thereafter.<br></p>